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Hi guys,
I tried to play my Season 6 placement match and the download gets stuck on Cloud Kingdom LE. Eventually I get a popup saying error downloading content, try again later. Everything I click from that point on seems quite laggy, including seeing friend's profile info, creating a multiplayer game, etc.
Here are the facts and what I've tried so far:
- Windows XP, up to date, using plain Windows firewall and AVG antivirus
- the map doesn't show up as a thumbnail in my downvote section
- I logged out and back in
- I closed Starcraft and restarted it
- I have never had dl issues from blizzard before
- I tried disabling firewall
- I'm in Chicago trying to play on the NA server
- when I patch I occasionally have to click "allow" for the download to work, but otherwise no issues
- I was playing fine the day before yesterday in Season 5
I have Googled this issue and related ones and it seems common for people playing outside their country or in remote areas, maybe having something to do with an ISP cache, but this doesn't seem to apply to me.
The first time it got stuck on 1/8 Cloud Kingdom
The second time it showed 22/26 (I didn't see 1-21 download though, it just jumped straight to 22/26)
Every subsequent time it's stuck on 1/8
I have interrupted it by logging out. Maybe I need to reset something. Clear a cache somewhere...
Any ideas? I can't be the only one with this problem but I can't find a thread on TL. Forgive me if it's there...
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Aotearoa39261 Posts
Hmmm this sounds like the time back in beta when I couldn't download blistering sands (but everything else was fine) which prevented me from laddering. If I recall correctly, I found the map files in my SC2 folder and deleted any fragments of blistering and obtained a copy of the map from a friend. Although it was so long ago I don't remember where the maps are.. pretty sure they're in app data or something.
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I'm also having this problem and bnet forum's tech support haven't a clue.
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OK I'm going to assume this is something I can just wait a couple of days then and will get fixed. I found a bunch more threads on bnet forums that are people complaining about this.
For the record, I also can't dl the maps manually from the "Create Game" option, and despite having a thumbnail for Korhal Compound I cannot play that map either.
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On February 16 2012 03:29 Plexa wrote:
Hmmm this sounds like the time back in beta when I couldn't download blistering sands (but everything else was fine) which prevented me from laddering. If I recall correctly, I found the map files in my SC2 folder and deleted any fragments of blistering and obtained a copy of the map from a friend. Although it was so long ago I don't remember where the maps are.. pretty sure they're in app data or something.
For me they're here:
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Blizzard Entertainment\StarCraft II\Maps\Cache
But heck if I know which one is which.
They have names like:
a86947aa6c01adab7dc5433b747de25b0d9ffe634e789a6f19bf9b416192fd7e.s2ma
and anyway, the most recent one was modified 1/19/2012 so that's not one of the current new ones...
There also a bnet cache at
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Blizzard Entertainment\Battle.net\Cache
but removing all those files merely makes it impossible to log into the game. Fortunately I had them backed up.
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If you're trying to do it right now Bnet is just really laggy and slow. I can't access ladder or custom games atm...
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Aotearoa39261 Posts
On February 16 2012 03:29 Plexa wrote:
Hmmm this sounds like the time back in beta when I couldn't download blistering sands (but everything else was fine) which prevented me from laddering. If I recall correctly, I found the map files in my SC2 folder and deleted any fragments of blistering and obtained a copy of the map from a friend. Although it was so long ago I don't remember where the maps are.. pretty sure they're in app data or something.
lol turns out I never actually solved the problem: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=114372
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My friend is also having the same problem. Not sure if its on the same map or now, but he says the download is stuck when he tries to find a 1v1 match. Is the fix just to wait it out?
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having the same issue.......
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i can play 2v2, but not 1v1 or anything else..... im on a mac not a pc
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A battle.net forum post seems to indicate that there may be an internet cable out somewhere in Michigan, causing requests routed through there to time out.
I'm in Chicago. Are the other people who posted above also in the midwest?
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Same issue here in Indiana. Mine paused around 1/8, and after relogging, all but the original attempt and a single odd 22/26 there was no progress update on the download.
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midwest here, same problem. couldn't ladder when i tried this morning, hopefully its fixed later >.>
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Same issue. Central Michigan University
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I'm experiencing the same problem from Southern Ontario.
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Eastern Canada and North of the US are experiencing this problem and it is not something on the user's end. It's something that blizzard will fix with time unfortunately.
edit: NOT typo
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On February 16 2012 07:50 Moosy wrote:
Eastern Canada and North of the US are experiencing this problem and it is something on the user's end. It's something that blizzard will fix with time unfortunately.
North of Detroit on Comcast here, with the exact same problem. I don't see how this is on the user's end if the issue is affecting a specific sub-region like this, (unless you are referring to the ISP) but I hope this is resolved soon.
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Western Canada and a saaaaaaaaad panda.
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I'm also in Chicago and having this problem... So not only you. MY internet is working totally fine but can't download maps for placements.
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West suburb of Chicago here, first tried playing around lunch time. T_T
Got 8 percent of Cloud Kingdom then it stopped.
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EPT
